Obedience and Suffering

Scripture:

Hebrews 5:8 "Son though He was, he learned obedience from what he suffered".

Observation:

The author of Hebrews tells us that Jesus learned obedience from what he suffered.  If even Jesus had to learn obedience that way, we should not expect to learn obedience any other way.  When a child does something wrong and disobeys, we punish them and they suffer, so that we can teach them obedience.

Application:

Obedience can save us a world of hurt.  We need to learn to obey quickly so we suffer less and less.  Even Jesus learned obedience through suffering, how can we expect anything less?  When we are suffering something, we should be asking ourselves what we need to learn from this.  We should be asking, "What lesson do I take away from this suffering?"  The more we do this, the less we suffer.

Prayer:

Father, I want to be a fully mature son who reflects his Father well.  I want my life, attitudes, thoughts, etc. to fully reflect You.  Help me to grow and not despise suffering, but to learn obedience from it. 

Yours,

Jeff